Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for processing an electromagnetic wave
First Claim
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1. A method of processing an electromagnetic wave comprising the steps of:
- regulating a plurality of independently controllable current sources by a signal so that each of the plurality of independently controllable current sources are either off or on, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein said independently controllable current sources are regulated by one or more control components configured to control the one or more of said independently controllable current sources based upon said signal, said signal comprising a digital word of a predetermined number of bits comprising a “
1”
or “
0”
, a “
1”
bit switching on said one or more control components.
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Abstract
A method of processing an electromagnetic wave comprises regulating at least two independently controllable current sources with a signal determined from at least one characteristic of the electromagnetic wave to generate a processed electromagnetic wave from at least one of the independently controllable current sources.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of processing an electromagnetic wave comprising the steps of:
- regulating a plurality of independently controllable current sources by a signal so that each of the plurality of independently controllable current sources are either off or on, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein said independently controllable current sources are regulated by one or more control components configured to control the one or more of said independently controllable current sources based upon said signal, said signal comprising a digital word of a predetermined number of bits comprising a “
1”
or “
0”
, a “
1”
bit switching on said one or more control components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- regulating a plurality of independently controllable current sources by a signal so that each of the plurality of independently controllable current sources are either off or on, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein said independently controllable current sources are regulated by one or more control components configured to control the one or more of said independently controllable current sources based upon said signal, said signal comprising a digital word of a predetermined number of bits comprising a “
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4. A method of processing an electromagnetic wave comprising the steps of:
- regulating a plurality of independently controllable current sources by a signal so that each of the plurality of independently controllable current sources are either off or on, wherein said signal has a plurality of signal components and wherein one or more of said independently controllable current sources is associated with a component in said signal, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein the plurality of independently controllable current sources are switched on or off in a sequence regulated by a coded digital word.
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14. An electromagnetic wave processor comprising:
a plurality of independently controllable current sources operatively connected for receiving a signal, with said independently controllable current sources being on or off in response to said signal, wherein said signal has a plurality of signal components and wherein one or more of said independently controllable current sources is associated with a component in said signal, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, and with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein the plurality of independently controllable current sources are switched on or off in a sequence regulated by a coded digital word. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electromagnetic wave processor comprising:
a plurality of independently controllable current sources operatively connected for receiving a signal, with said independently controllable current sources being on or off in response to said signal, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, and with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, wherein said independently controllable current sources are regulated by at least one control component configured to switch on or off the one or more of said independently controllable current sources in a sequence regulated by a digital control word, and wherein a plurality of control components comprise a bias control network configured to control the biasing of said independently controllable current sources.
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27. A method of processing an electromagnetic wave comprising the steps of:
- regulating a plurality of independently controllable current sources via a signal generated from a characteristic of an original input wave such that each of the independently controllable current sources is either on or off, wherein said signal has a plurality of signal components and wherein one or more of said independently controllable current sources is associated with a component in said signal, wherein each one of the independently controllable current sources generates an output when on, with each of the outputs being combined to provide a processed electromagnetic wave, and wherein the plurality of independently controllable current sources are switched on or off in a sequence regulated by a coded digital word.
- View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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